sVCAM-1 levels after segmental antigen challenge correlate with eosinophil influx, IL-4 and IL-5 production, and the late phase response.

Evidence from in vitro studies suggests a potential role for vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in eosinophil trafficking. We hypothesized that induction of VCAM-1 occurs in the lung during IgE-mediated airway inflammation in humans. The technique of segmental antigen provocation followed by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) at 24 h was used to study 27 ragweed-allergic asthmatics (AA) and 18 atopic nonasthmatics (ANA). Total and differential cell counts were performed, and IL-4, IL-5, and soluble (VCAM) (sVCAM) levels in concentrated BAL fluid were measured by ELISA. A large increase in sVCAM levels after segmental challenge in both AA and ANA (1.79 +/- 0.31 to 139.39 +/- 68.58 ng/ml, p < 0.0005 and 2.85 +/- 0.80 to 98.25 +/- 77.35 ng/ml, p < 0.05, respectively) was observed. BAL IL-4 and IL-5 also increased after challenge (IL-4: 51.7 +/- 17.72 to 150.1 +/- 58.82 pg/ml, 0.05 < p < 0.10, n = 20 for AA, and 36.6 +/- 9.05 to 116.8 +/- 51.5 pg/ml, 0.05 < p < 0.10, n = 15 for ANA; IL-5: 0 to 2.67 +/- 1.62 ng/ml, p < 0.01, n = 16 for AA, and 0 to 2.87 +/- 2.16 ng/ml, 0.05 < p < 0.10, n = 10 for ANA). In both groups, the majority of the increase in sVCAM, IL-4, and IL-5 was accounted for by subjects who displayed a dual phase response after whole-lung antigen inhalation. This fact, plus the strong correlation observed between postchallenge sVCAM, IL-4, and IL-5 levels and eosinophil influx, suggests that VCAM, IL-4, and IL-5 play important roles in the recruitment of eosinophils to the lung of humans after antigen challenge.

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